Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI ) is a research institute based in Rüschlikon near Zurich and as an independent think tank of the oldest think tank in Switzerland.

Seat of the Research Institute in Rüschlikon near Zurich. It was founded on 1 September 1963. Name and ideas is Migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler. On his slogan " People First, not capital " based, researched and discussed the GDI consumption, trade and society as well as current economic and social issues.

The GDI is part of the foundation " Green Meadows ", which is partly funded by the largest Swiss retailer Migros. The GDI published his research results in the quarterly " GDI Impuls " as well as in numerous studies. It gives the famous Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize in multi-year cycle.

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Previous Head of the Institute were:

  • Jørgen Thygesen, Virum / Denmark (1963-1964)
  • Hans A. Pestalozzi (1964-1966 as interim, 1966-1979 Regular)
  • Jürg Marx (1979-1980 interim basis )
  • Christian Lutz (1980-1998)
  • David Bosshart (since 1999)

History

Already in 1946 founded Adele and Gottlieb Duttweiler Foundation " Green Meadows " which aimed to call an institution into being, which could operate scientific research in the field of cooperatives and of the goods mediation. They wanted to promote events, courses and meetings, which should be understood as bridges from person to person and country to country.

The foundation stone for the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler laid but only in 1962, shortly before his death. This independent research institute for economic and social studies in the Park " Green Meadows ", the former home of the founder, erected. His vision of networking in business and society, the great curiosity as well as his social- political ideas still form the basis on which the GDI bases its activities.

Objectives

For more than forty years, the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute conducts independent research. The GDI is to foster queres and unconventional thinking to turn it into groundbreaking ideas and concepts. The GDI wants to be a place of encounter and create space for bold ideas and cross-border communication.

Through its network, the GDI functions as a global knowledge platform. There are economic as well as social issues explored, discussed and made ​​available to the public.

Fields of activity

The GDI focuses as a place of encounter and knowledge on four priorities: It's research facility and innovative think- tank, published its findings in studies and in the quarterly "GDI PULSE", organized conferences and lectures and is available to a wider public as a conference and venue available.

At GDI meet regularly with experts from industry and society to discuss trends and upcoming changes. Other vessels of the exchange are special events in collaboration with international partners and universities as well as evening events on socio-political issues.

Topics

In recent years, the thematic priorities, especially in these four areas were located:

  • Innovations in the commercial and service sector
  • Trends and analysis of the food industry
  • Marketing innovations and trends
  • Social change and consumer trends

The GDI has already addressed many of the developments of the economy and society at an early stage. It dealt in 1964 with " the introduction of the nocturnes ". 1974 made ​​it to organic farming ideas, 1986, the " genetic engineering " a big issue, and in 2000 the " Europeanization of gastronomy". The increasingly aging society in 2005 was analyzed in the study " Generation Gold ". She showed how to change values ​​and attitudes of an aging society, which lifestyle is maintained and what makes you happy "Generation Gold". The GDI - pulse Winter 2007 issue dealt with the professionalization of the industry of the future and examined, contain information about each navigation aids researchers and trend agencies for the economy. 2008, the GDI dealt with the social and economic change. In this context, warned Stefan Kaiser, editor of YOU magazine before the Trojan economy, examined the most important fields of development and showed consequences and ways out of the ubiquitous Trojanisierung.

Events

The GDI performs a series of regularly recurring events. These include the " International Retail Summit ", the "European Consumer Trends Conference ", the " European Marketing and Sales Conference ", the " European Foodservice Summit " and the event cycles " Food for Thought " and " Pioneers ".

Price

The Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize honors individuals who distinguish themselves by their outstanding services for the public good and are characterized by courage, tenacity, commitment and successful introduction and implementation of sustainable change. The prize is worth 100,000 francs.

Big resonance took place in 1990, the " prison speech" that held the writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt occasion of the awarding of the prize to the then Czechoslovak president Václav Havel.

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